IN PICTURES: Trinidad and Tobago's LGBT community is celebrating after a landmark High Court decision ruling the country's sodomy laws 'unconstitutional.'

Members of the community congregated outside the Hall of Justice in Port-of-Spain after Judge Devindra Rampersad ruled in favor of LGBT activist Jason Jones, declaring that laws barring gay sex violate individual rights to privacy, liberty and freedom of expression.

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Members of the LGBT community demonstrate outside the Hall of Justice in Port-of-Spain after a court rules that laws barring gay sex are unconstitutional.
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Jason Jones, an activist in the LGBT community, hugs a supporter. In February 2017, Jones filed a landmark lawsuit against the government to overturn Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offenses Act, according to which anyone 'who commits buggery is guilty of an offense.'
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Jones argued that Section 13, which criminalizes anal sex, is unconstitutional because it violates his right to privacy, liberty and freedom of expression.
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Members of Trinidad and Tobago's LGBT community celebrate after a court rules that laws barring gay sex are unconstitutional.
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In the past few weeks, protests have been held against the sodomy laws, with several religious groups simultaneously protesting in their favor.
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On Tuesday, over 150 people led a protest in front of parliament in Port of Spain under the banner 'Equality, Diversity and Love.'
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After Trinidad and Tobago declared itself independent from British colonial rule in 1976, a new constitution was written – including a law penalizing sodomy with five years.
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The repeal is now an example for the rest of Caribbean and a cause for hope that other nations will soon follow in Trinidad and Tobago's footsteps.
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